THE EASE & JOY OF MORNINGS (December 2018)

Join Kozan for “Ease and Joy of Mornings,” December 16—a quiet morning designed to introduce you to the art of zazen. It is an ideal entryway for beginners and even intermediate or long-time meditators who want a refresher course on this “dharma gate of joy and ease” as described by Zen Master, Dogen-Zenji.

Wandering on the Way

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Episode Description: In this talk, Matthew Kozan Palevsky explores the Fourth Noble Truth, the “pathless path”, as it relates to our desire to find direction within our lives, and the subtler joy of being lost. “If you have ever driven around, pretending you know where you’re going, and finally admit that you don’t, its freeing!” Drawing from the works of contemporary writers and Zen teachers, Kozan also discusses how the trappings of modern society can lead us to the avoidance of life or can lead us towards it.

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Matthew Kozan Palevsky first traveled to Upaya in 2006 for a weeklong silent retreat, or sesshin. He returned eight years later to join the resident body and was ordained as a novice priest by Roshi Joan Halifax in early 2016. As President, Kozan tends to the organization’s day-to-day administration and facilitates Upaya’s resident community.

Before moving to Upaya, Kozan worked as a social and political activist, organizing large-scale civic engagement on issues ranging from climate change and political corruption to criminal justice reform and workers’ rights.

He served as the Executive Director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy and co-founded unPAC with famed ethicist Lawrence Lessig, which brought together Americans from across the country during the 2012 presidential election to combat the corrupting influence of money in politics. In the spirit of engaged Buddhism, Kozan continues to serve as the Chairman of Ethical Electric, which delivers renewable energy to thousands of families in the United States.